Frayed (TV series)

Frayed
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GenreComedy drama
Created bySarah Kendall
Written bySarah Kendall
Directed byShaun Wilson, Jennifer Leacey
Starring
Country of originAustralia, United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Clelia Mountford
  • Sharon Horgan
  • Morwenna Gordon
  • Rick Kalowski
  • Que Minh Luu
  • Kevin Whyte
ProducerNicole O'Donohue
Running time45 minutes
Production companiesGuesswork Television, Merman Television
Original release
Network
Release26 September 2019 (2019-09-26) –
30 March 2022 (2022-03-30)
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Frayed is an Australian-British comedy-drama television series on ABC TV and Sky UK (later Sky Max). It premiered in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2019 and in Australia on 16 October.[1][2] The series was created and written by Australian comedian Sarah Kendall, who also stars in it.[2][3][4] The first series of six episodes is set in 1988 London and Newcastle, New South Wales. Kendall portrays Sammy, who is an affluent Australian-born British resident with two teenage children. After her husband dies disgracefully and leaves a bankrupt estate, Sammy returns home to live with her mother Jean (Kerry Armstrong) and younger brother Jim (Ben Mingay). She encounters former boyfriend Dan (Matt Passmore) and works for politician Chris (George Houvardas), while fending off Jim's abrasive girlfriend Bev (Doris Younane).[2]

Frayed is produced by Nicole O'Donohue and directed by Shaun Wilson and Jennifer Leace.[2][5][6] Merman Television's Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford, Guesswork Television's Kevin Whyte and ABC's Rick Kalowski and Que Minh Luu serve as executive producers.[2] In February 2021, it was announced that the series was renewed for a second season of six episodes.[7][8] It began airing on 29 September 2021 in Australia on ABC TV.[9] It aired in the UK on Sky Max from 23 February 2022.[10] This season is set in 1989 and has Sammy briefly return to London to try to recover her former home from a corrupt probate lawyer. However she must return, with her children, to Newcastle to answer questions about the disappearance of a policeman.

In November 2023, Kendall announced that Frayed would not be returning for a third season.[11][12]

  1. ^ Knox, David (3 September 2019). "Airdate: Frayed". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e Groves, Don (4 September 2019). "ABC Sets Premiere for Sarah Kendall Comedy Frayed". IF Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Comedian Sarah Kendall to star in new ABC comedy series Frayed". Australian Television News - TV Blackbox. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. ^ White, Peter (30 October 2018). "'Nanette' Producer Guesswork Teams With Sharon Horgan's Merman for Sky Comedy Frayed". Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  5. ^ White, Peter (19 November 2018). "Peep Shows Robert Webb & Motherlands Diane Morgan Join Sky & ABC Australia Comedy Frayed". Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Comedian Sarah Kendall gets Frayed for the ABC and the UK's Sky". 30 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  7. ^ Knox, David (3 February 2021). "Filming begins on Frayed S2". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Frayed Series 2". screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  9. ^ Knox, David (1 September 2021). "Returning: Frayed". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  10. ^ Munn, Patrick (13 February 2022). "Sky Max Sets Premiere Date for Frayed Season 2". tvwise.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Frayed ends after two series". comedy.co.uk. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Is Sarah Kendall's comedy coming back? Frayed not". chortle.co.uk. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.